Back to Quarantine

No need to lock Ed. We're all in the same boat, just digitally distancing.

So, the 124,000 deaths in the US, the 3,285 in FL, the 484,000 deaths in the world, don't matter because you didn't know any of the people? Well, we have employees who have had their families devastated by the virus and others who have lost friends to it. We worry every day about the risks our employees and we have.

Fortunately some community leaders and some governors are realizing the problems, are seeing the rising deaths in their areas, the hospitalizations, and taking remedial steps.

Here in the Philadelphia area both N.J and PA. require a mask in all stores, offices ,etc. Most things are still closed down to a degree. Out door dining only just recently started.
I service /install commercial kitchen hoods , kitchen fire systems( Ansul systems)and fire extinguishers. I'm not able to work from home and have to work $$.
I've been working , on my own, in various kitchens ,schools, churches, hotels and restaurants. Mostly I am the only person in the kitchen when I work. I always have a fresh mask on and fresh gloves. And always work with the hood ON to exhaust out any ''stuff'' in the air. So far so good.
I am also working on a new hotel site installing two hood systems, on my own...We have to get a temperature check every morning to get in. And wear a mask. We all keep our distance and I'm mostly in the kitchen area by myself. I also wash my hands often and use disinfectant spray in my vehicles....I always spray the drive up ATMs, which I use a bit for work.

I have dined out at various out door restaurants, with tables spread apart. I will not dine in doors even if they allow it.
I food shop at the store when ever I can, but keep my distance and use the ''big'' self check out lane.

I still use my boats as usual, we never have a big group or strangers on board. My travel is limited, unfortunately. I never have the time!

I was down in St Maarten mid to late January inspecting a storm damaged hull to bring back to Ft Laud for repair. Got back just as things began to hit the fan. No health after effects from the trip but now probably going to have to give up on the project, due to limited travel available, and now it seems dock express boats have cancelled going to St Maarten this year, only St Thomas.

Europe is looking to ban all US citizens from coming. The whole of Europe is now down to about 4000 cases a day, the US is running at about 25/30,000 cases a day for the same size population. It's a No Brainer.

People keep saying it wasn't worth shutting down over 124,000 deaths, but that misses a couple of huge points. One, had we shut down quicker and more completely, we could have avoided many of those deaths. The other is that had we not taken any steps, the number wouldn't be 124,000. Instead it would likely have been 500,000 or 1 million or more. 124,000 is the death toll after the precautions and even that number is continuing to rise. Was it worth it to save 500k or 1 million lives or more?

I fully understand those who have lost businesses and jobs and feel we've done far too little for them. Similarly, we've done too little for very large businesses other than the airlines and hotels. I think the assistance provided was well intended but showed very clearly a lack of knowledge of both the ordinary worker and of the business world.

I feel it will truly be sad if we now undo the progress made and end up with the huge cost of lives and of finances.

Yet, at the same time, airports were packed with US travelers returning from Europe with no testing or tracking.

No, it's not a no brainer. Europe waited too long. Italy acted like it was just a small part of the country. Other countries acted like it was just Italy. Now once they did act, they did well.

Much of Asia and the Pacific responded much better to Covid 19 than did Europe or the Americas.

Time to run it through the herd. Those at risk , especially senior citizens can easily social distance. The virus weakens as it gets passed along, doctors learn more about treating it correctly, not jumping on the ventilator bandwagon, getting better at fighting the virus pre vaccine.

Even with the vaccine there will be mortalities and some will actually die from the vaccine as they do for any vaccine, just read the fine print. Can’t hide from what you can’t see.

What I would like to see is more technology available to track new infections and connect the dots to the source, then avoid the source. Why can’t Apple or Samsung already have this as a free app, the programming can’t cost that much? Maybe actually do some good with social media for a change, what’s holding them back?

The UK was trying to do this but Apple was unwilling to share it's Tracking feature, even for the sake of global health.

Then they need to be brought to the table front and center.

It can’t all be about money? I am be totally sarcastic here.

Pascal, when did living and breathing, clean drinking water and a roof over your head become a financial pawn to be played with? Something is not right with the system.